Australia Vs England 4Th Odi
England tour of Australia - 1978 (1978/79) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 4 February 1979 · Australia won the toss and chose to bowl
Australia won by 4 wickets (with 10 balls remaining) · Man of the Match: David Gower
Australia won by 4 wickets (with 10 balls remaining). David Gower top-scored with 101* for England. John Lever took 3/51. Man of the Match: David Gower.
England, 212/6
| Geoff Boycott | lbw | 33 | 86 |
| Mike Brearley | caught (Kevin Wright) | 0 | 2 |
| Derek Randall | lbw | 4 | 14 |
| Graham Gooch | caught (Alan Hurst) | 19 | 50 |
| David Gower | not out | 101 | 100 |
| Ian Botham | caught (Graeme Wood) | 31 | 41 |
| David Bairstow | run out | 1 | 4 |
| Chris Old | not out | 16 | 24 |
Did not bat: Bob Willis, Mike Hendrick, John Lever
Extras: 7
Alan Hurst 8.00-1-36-1Geoff Dymock 8.00-1-31-2Phil Carlson 8.00-1-27-1Gary Cosier 8.00-0-48-0Trevor Laughlin 8.00-0-63-1
Australia, 215/6
| Rick Darling | caught (Chris Old) | 7 | 12 |
| Graeme Wood | bowled | 23 | 54 |
| Kim Hughes | caught (Geoff Boycott) | 50 | 99 |
| Graham Yallop | caught (David Gower) | 31 | 66 |
| Peter Toohey | not out | 54 | 55 |
| Gary Cosier | bowled | 28 | 14 |
| Phil Carlson | caught (Geoff Boycott) | 0 | 3 |
| Trevor Laughlin | not out | 15 | 11 |
Did not bat: Kevin Wright, Geoff Dymock, Alan Hurst
Extras: 7
Bob Willis 8.00-1-21-1John Lever 7.00-1-51-3Mike Hendrick 8.00-0-47-1Chris Old 8.00-1-31-1Ian Botham 7.60-0-58-0
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